Looking for Cinco de Mayo plans? Shreveport-based travel and lifestyle blogger Jada Durden, of www.LovingThisLifeJada.com, will host the next installment of her Libations & Hip-Hop event series at Parish Taceaux and Artspace in downtown Shreveport…

Throughout the month of May 2018, dozens of local attractions will be participating in Be a Fan of Shreveport-Bossier. This annual promotion encourages locals and visitors alike to get out and discover new things to…

With all due respect to the city that I love, Shreveport has never been a hotbed of avant-garde hip-hop and turntablism. At least, it wasn’t until the last few years. Someone at Eldorado Resort Casino…

Looking for a unique way to celebrate Black History Month 2018 in Shreveport? Southern University Museum of Art at Shreveport (SUMAS) will host the Art and Soul of Shreveport Experience Tour at 10:30 a.m. on…

Promotional photo by Ben Rouse. Provided by Polyvinyl Records. Experimental pop group Of Montreal will be headlining a concert at 601 Spring Event Center in downtown Shreveport on Sunday, Dec. 17, and event production company…

The 2017 edition of Rockets Over the Red Fireworks Festival will be held on Saturday, Nov. 25. With festival activities beginning at 4 p.m. at Riverview Park in Shreveport and Louisiana Boardwalk Outlets in Bossier…

It’s got a silly name, but Red River Brewing Company‘s new fresh hop IPA (an uncommon style also known as “wet hop” or “harvest ale”) is seriously delicious. Produced using Mosaic hops that were overnighted…

Am I predisposed to write positively about SALT, the soon-to-open restaurant located inside of Shreveport Aquarium, after getting a sneak peek during a recent trial run? Well, honestly, I was predisposed to root for this…

Organizers of the 31st annual Let the Good Times Roll Festival have announced details of the event, which will take place, June 16-18, 2017 in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. As always, the festival’s live music line-up…

Let’s cut to the chase: You’re here for the list of food vendors for the 2017 Mudbug Madness Festival, which is schedule to take place, May 25-28, in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. You can download…

As Easter approaches, Barbara’s Eatery in downtown Shreveport becomes the arts and crafts workshop of owner and cook Barbara Landman. Ms. Landman, who can usually be found chatting with customers in the dining room of…

The “Night at the Museum” dinner that Chef Monique Armand of Sassi Cafè will serve at Southern University Museum of Art on Wednesday, March 15 may be the most ambitious of any 318 Restaurant Week event…

The new exhibit at Artspace, Art of the Mardi Gras Indians, is one of the most eye-poppingly colorful and awe-inspiring exhibits I’ve ever seen in Artspace’s mainspace gallery. The exhibit features 10 massive, ornately beaded-and-feathered…

Featured photo: The 610 Stompers, a 100-man dance troupe from New Orleans, are headed to Natchitoches on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo courtesy of the 610 Stompers. Each year, the five destinations that make up…

Please Note: This giveaway has ended and the winners have been notified. Thank you so much and Happy Thanksgiving! The Rockets Over the Red Fireworks Festival will be returning bigger and better than ever, 3-7:30…

Full Disclosure: The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, publishers of 20×49.com, are organizers of 318 Restaurant Week along with The Times. There’s a lot going on during the first-ever 318 Restaurant Week, Nov. 1-5, 2016,…

Featured Photo: “Adult Coke floats” will be served at Cloud 9 Café during a 1950s-themed night on Wednesday, Nov. 2 during the first-ever 318 Restaurant Week. As far as “stunt burgers” go – hamburgers that are outlandishly…